Sunday, November 29, 2015

We have been so blessed to have a very sweet French tutor this year. God is so good.

He meets our needs in ways we can not even fathom. He answers prayers that are yet unspoken.

Rosie was an answer to my prayers.

The kids spent most of Saturday at the National Art Gallery with Rosie, exploring the Monet exhibit .... eating chocolate fondue... speaking French.... more fondue. The kids were totally enthralled by the entire experience.

1/4 cup apple juice or can juice or even just water ot wet the ingredients

1 tsp vanilla

So really, you just throw everything into a bowl and smoosh it around to mix it up. You can add or take away pretty much any of the ingredients except the oil and oats and it still works out well.

Put the lot on a parchment lined pan, the biggest pan you have so you can spread it out, and bake at 300 for 60-75 min. You can turn the granola half way through, but I usually forget. Then LEAVE it in the oven for a few hours to dry out. Then, eat it.

Monday, November 16, 2015

I got the idea for reading week from Annie Kate's site. We are preparing for (another) move and I need some time to pack and get ready and the kids needed a change of routine.

I've been stock piling books for a few months and saving for just this occasion!! SO here is reading week: Daily piano practice, French lessons and Band practice are still on for the week, but other than that, they just have to finish their respective bins of awesomeness by Friday. They need to keep track of what they've read everyday, just so I can see how it's going....

I love it.

I am doing this every year.

Cole has to read the book of Matthew in its entirety, and the first unit of the herpetology text.
The rest of the books need to be finished by Friday.

Gabe has to read the book of Matthew, too.
He has most of Chasing the Wind read already, the rest need to be done by Friday, too.

Friday, November 13, 2015

For someone who voted conservative and had (and still have) LOTS of pretty discordant things to say about the Liberal campaign.... Oh my goodness, Mrs. Trudeau is pretty lovely! The hat? Ya, I really love the hat!!

After being almost squashed to death by a herd of teenagers at the war memorial, who were trying to get a glimpse of Trudeau, here is a picture of my dad talking to Mdme Sophie, as she will henceforth be called in this house.

I feel a bit like the Tragically Hip song... "Yeah, I can get behind anything"

It's hard to keep your convictions while in the onslaught of Trudeaumania. I had meant to ask Trudeau, "What about income splitting? What about the value of the family unit as a working institution? Tax relief for small businesses? What about gender-selection laws for unborn girls?"